Volvo Ocean Race - Telefonica delay rigging replacement

In the Volvo Ocean Race, team Telefónica have delayed replacing their standing rigging for the second time until after they arrive in Brazil at the end of Leg 5.

Iker Martínez’s team had planned on swapping the rigging over in Auckland, in a similar move to the last-minute changes they made in Sanya before the start of Leg 4, but shore crew boss Horacio Carabelli said they would now wait until after the gruelling Leg 5 Southern Ocean sprint to Itajaí.

Team Telefonica, skippered by Iker Martinez from Spain, sailing the final miles towards the finish of leg 4 in Auckland, during the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12